Killa Wañunan

Killa Wañunan
Killa Wañunan

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,029 m (16,499 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°37′48″S 76°07′51″W / 11.63000°S 76.13083°W / -11.63000; -76.13083Coordinates: 11°37′48″S 76°07′51″W / 11.63000°S 76.13083°W / -11.63000; -76.13083
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Killa Wañunan (Quechua killa moon, wañuy to die, -na a suffix,[2] "where the moon dies", -n a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Quillahuañunan) is a 5,029-metre-high (16,499 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Killa Wañunan is situated southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and the lake named Waqraqucha, east of Tuku Mach'ay.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Quillahuañunan". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) (labelled Cerro Hurtado)
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